This 5-volume reference covers the entire field of epidemiology, from statistical methods and study design, to specialized areas such as molecular epidemiology, and applications in clinical medicine and health services research.

Table of Contents

• Foreword to the Second Edition
• Foreword to the First Edition
• Preface to the Second Edition
• Preface to the First Edition
• About the Editors
• Contributors
• Part I Concepts and Designs in Epidemiology
• 1 An Introduction to Epidemiology - Wolfgang Ahrens, Klaus Krickeberg and Iris Pigeot
• 2 History of Epidemiological Methods and Concepts - Alfredo Morabia
• 3 Basic Concepts - Kenneth J. Rothman and Sander Greenland
• 4 Rates, Risks, Measures of Association and Impact - Jacques Benichou and Mari Palta
• 5 Descriptive Studies - Freddie Bray and D. Maxwell Parkin
• 6 Cohort Studies - Anthony B. Miller, David C. Goff Jr., Karin Bammann and Pascal Wild
• 7 Case-Control Studies - Norman E. Breslow
• 8 Modern Epidemiological Study Designs - Philip H. Kass
• 9 Intervention Trials - Silvia Franceschi and Martyn Plummer
• 10 Cluster Randomized Trials - Michael J. Campbell
• 11 Community-Based Health Promotion - John W. Farquhar
• 12 Internet-Based Epidemiology - Lorenzo Richiardi, Costanza Pizzi and Daniela Paolotti
• Part II Methodological Approaches in Epidemiology
• 13 Design and Planning of Epidemiological Studies - Wolfgang Ahrens, Iris Pigeot and Pascal Wild
• 14 Quality Control and Good Epidemiological Practice - Gila Neta, Jonathan M. Samet and Preetha Rajaraman
• 15 Epidemiological Field Work in Population-Based Studies - Arlène Fink
• 16 Exposure Assessment - Sylvaine Cordier and Patricia A. Stewart
• 17 Misclassification - Paul Gustafson and Sander Greenland
• 18 Confounding and Interaction - Neil Pearce and Sander Greenland
• 19 Sensitivity Analysis and Bias Analysis - Sander Greenland
• 20 Use of Health Registers - Reijo Sund, Mika Gissler, Timo Hakulinen and Måns Rosén
• 21 Emergency and Disaster Health Surveillance - Susan T. Cookson and James W. T. Buehler
• 22 Screening - Anthony B. Miller
• 23 Epidemiology in Developing Countries - Klaus Krickeberg, Anita Kar and Asit K. Chakraborty
• 24 Health Services Research - Thomas Schäfer, Christian A. Gericke and Reinhard Busse
• 25 Ethical Aspects of Epidemiological Research - Hubert G. Leufkens and Johannes J. M. van Delden
• Part III Statistical Methods in Epidemiology
• 26 Statistical Inference - John F. Bithell
• 27 Data Management in Epidemiology - Hermann Pohlabeln, Achim Reineke and Walter Schill
• 28 Sample Size Determination in Epidemiological Studies - Janet D. Elashoff and Stanley Lemeshow
• 29 Analysis of Continuous Covariates and Dose-Effect Analysis - Heiko Becher
• 30 Regression Methods for Epidemiological Analysis - Sander Greenland
• 31 Bayesian Methods in Epidemiology - Leonhard Held
• 32 Survival Analysis - Peter D. Sasieni and Adam R. Brentnall
• 33 Measurement Error - Jeffrey S. Buzas, Leonard A. Stefanski and Tor D. Tosteson
• 34 Missing Data - Geert Molenberghs, Caroline Beunckens, Ivy Jansen, Herbert Thijs, Geert Verbeke and Michael G. Kenward
• 35 Generalized Estimating Equations - Andreas Ziegler and Maren Vens
• 36 Meta-Analysis in Epidemiology - Maria Blettner, Ulrike Krahn and Peter Schlattmann
• 37 Geographical Epidemiology - John F. Bithell
• 38 Statistical Methods in Genetic Epidemiology - Heike Bickeböller and Duncan C. Thomas
• 39 Directed Acyclic Graphs - Ronja Foraita, Jacob Spallek and Hajo Zeeb
• Part IV Exposure-Oriented Epidemiology
• 40 Life Course Epidemiology - Yoav Ben-Shlomo, Gita Mishra and Diana Kuh
• 41 Social Epidemiology - Tarani Chandola, Meena Kumari and Michael Marmot
• 42 Occupational Epidemiology - Franco Merletti, Dario Mirabelli and Lorenzo Richiardi
• 43 Environmental Epidemiology - Lothar Kreienbrock
• 44 Nutritional Epidemiology - Heiner Boeing and Barrie M. Margetts
• 45 Reproductive Epidemiology - Jørn Olsen and Olga Basso
• 46 Molecular Epidemiology - Salina M. Torres, Esther Erdei, Marianne Berwick, Giuseppe Matullo and Paolo Vineis
• 47 Clinical Epidemiology and Evidence-Based Health Care - Holger J. Schünemann and Gordon H. Guyatt
• 48 Pharmacoepidemiology - Edeltraut Garbe and Samy Suissa
• 49 Physical Activity Epidemiology - Daniela Schmid and Michael F. Leitzmann
• 50 Radiation Epidemiology - Hajo Zeeb, Hiltrud Merzenich, Henryk Wicke and Maria Blettner
• Part V Outcome-Oriented Epidemiology
• 51 Infectious Disease Epidemiology - Susanne Straif-Bourgeois, Raoult Ratard and Mirjam Kretzschmar
• 52 Cardiovascular Health and Disease - Darwin R. Labarthe
• 53 Cancer Epidemiology - Paolo Boffetta
• 54 Musculoskeletal Disorders - Hilkka Riihimäki
• 55 Epidemiology of Obesity - Brian K. Kit, Cynthia L. Ogden and Katherine M. Flegal
• 56 Epidemiology of Respiratory Allergies and Asthma - Jeroen Douwes and Neil Pearce
• 57 Epidemiology of Dental Diseases - David I. Conway, Alex D. McMahon, Douglas Robertson and Lorna M. D. Macpherson
• 58 Epidemiology of Digestive Diseases - Antje Timmer and Lloyd R. Sutherland
• 59 Epidemiology of Psychiatric Disorders - Stephen L. Buka, Emma W. Viscidi and Ezra S. Susser
• 60 Epidemiology of Diabetes - Matthias B. Schulze and Frank B. Hu